Nino Niederreiter

The Minnesota Wild marked Zach Parise's season debut after recovering from back surgery with a relentless performance typical of the star forward.

Matt Cullen and Eric Staal each scored twice and the Wild beat Florida 5-1 Tuesday night, snapping the Panthers' five-game winning streak. Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves and Charlie Coyle added an empty-netter to help Minnesota win for the third time in four games.

Jared Spurgeon had three assists for the Wild, who put up a season-high 41 shots — including a season-high for a period with 19 in a dominant second period.

“I think our zone time really wore them down,” said Parise, who played 13:35 with three shots in his first game...

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